Hopefully they straighten out ! I had braces so we shall see. Henry has another tooth hanging there but won't let it go Tre's front tooth has been loose all summer but is not coming out. His bottom 2 teeth are tight. He is getting impatient for a tooth fairy visit.

Me (43) 2 busy boys 7 yrs and 6 yrs

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Report This| Share this:Start Saving for BracesHopefully they straighten out ! I had braces so we shall see. Henry has another tooth hanging there but won't let it go Tre's front tooth has been loose all summer but is not coming out. His bottom 2 teeth are tight. He is getting impatient for a tooth fairy visit.

The good news is that new teeth often straighten up a bit once they fully erupt and come into place so it may not be as bad as it seems.

DD1 is finishing her first 1-year round of braces and gets them off in September. She has an impacted eye tooth so will need to have them put back on in a year or two but for now she's happy to have a perfect tween smile. DS will get his panoramic x-ray in January (to check in on the permenant pre-molars and eye teeth) and will get a pallate expander soon after. He has a tiny mouth and no so tiny front teeth trying to grow in. By the time all that is done DD2 will be losing her perfect baby teeth and we get to do it all again....

KC~ Mady (9) Logan (7) and Coco (4)

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Report This| Share this:Start Saving for BracesThe good news is that new teeth often straighten up a bit once they fully erupt and come into place so it may not be as bad as it seems.

DD1 is finishing her first 1-year round of braces and gets them off in September. She has an impacted eye tooth so will need to have them put back on in a year or two but for now she's happy to have a perfect tween smile. DS will get his panoramic x-ray in January (to check in on the permenant pre-molars and eye teeth) and will get a pallate expander soon after. He has a tiny mouth and no so tiny front teeth trying to grow in. By the time all that is done DD2 will be losing her perfect baby teeth and we get to do it all again....

I agree--DD was pretty excited. She had a lower retainer put in at 8 1/2 years old and the braces put on just after turning 9. It also didn't hurt that 6 or 7 of the 15 girls in her class got braces within a month or two of her. Their class pic is pretty hysterical!

KC~ Mady (9) Logan (7) and Coco (4)

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Report This| Share this:Start Saving for BracesI agree--DD was pretty excited. She had a lower retainer put in at 8 1/2 years old and the braces put on just after turning 9. It also didn't hurt that 6 or 7 of the 15 girls in her class got braces within a month or two of her. Their class pic is pretty hysterical!

So I know that the price probably varies greatly depending on what all needs to be done. Do you know what the average price range is, though, for braces? Are we looking at a couple of thousand dollars?

Emily (7) Elizabeth (5)

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Report This| Share this:Start Saving for BracesSo I know that the price probably varies greatly depending on what all needs to be done. Do you know what the average price range is, though, for braces? Are we looking at a couple of thousand dollars?

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